“New Years Resolution,” written by Stax Records staffers Randle Catron, Willie Dean “Deanie” Parker Catron, and Mary Frierson, recorded by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas in 1967.
Related:
Stax Museum website
“Rudyard Kipling’s Little-Known Poem on New Year’s Resolutions,” Ellen C. Caldwell, JSTOR Daily
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“Auld Lang Syne Boogie,” recorded by the jump blues band of sax player Freddie Mitchell in 1949. Rip Harrington is on piano.
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“Auld Lang Syne,” lyrics written by Robert Burns in 1788, set to a traditional tune, rendered by The Real McKenzies, a Canadian Celtic Punk band, with Gord Taylor on the highland pipes.
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“Alone On New Year’s Eve,” written by Winfred “Blue” Lovett, recorded him with his group, The Manhattans, in 1966. Get out your hankies.
Related:
“I promise: no one dies alone because they didn’t get a kiss on New Year’s Eve,” Jen Doll, The Guardian
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“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” written by Frank Loesser, performed by Ella Fitzgerald.
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“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” written by Frank Loesser, performed by Postmodern Jukebox, featuring vocalists Rayvon Owen & Olivia Kuper Harris, with and dance duo Caley & Kelsey, 2017. Jacob Scesney (clarinet), Luca Pino (guitar), Adam Kubota (bass), Sheldon Reed (drums), Scott Bradlee (piano, arranger). Video by Braverijah Gregg.
Postmodern Jukebox website
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“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” written by Frank Loesser, recorded by, The O’Jays, 1991.
The O’Jays website
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“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”was written in 1947 by Frank Loesser, and became a hit R&B record for The Orioles two years later.
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“What Are You Doing New Years Eve?” written by Frank Loesser, performed by Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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